Pleasant green cloth and gilt edition of Blackett's biography the 19th century Italian founding father. With colour plates. Beneled edges. Mild rubbing and bumping tp edges. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Account of Ward's experiences during WWI where, too old to enlist, the artist and explorer volunteered with the French Ambulance service. With numerous tipped illustrations by the author. First edition. Large 8vo. Rubbing and wear to covers. Foxing to end [more...]
Account of the history and politics of Ireland in the late 16th and early 17th century, including the Nine years war. 8vo. Lacks title page. Mild rubbing and bumping to edges. Light foxing to page edges. Previous owner's name to ffep.. Contents clean and [more...]
'Compiled and Arranged from the most authentic sources.' Comprehensive, 'unbiased' account of the Crimean War, written/compiled soon after its completion. With engraved frontispiece and title page. 32mo. (130x90mm). Rubbing to edges. Sticker partially re [more...]
Completed revised third edition of Mason's history of all Hawker Aircraft from 1920, including the Hurricane and Harrier. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 657pp. Bumping to top edge of jacket. Volume is crisp and clean. Near Fine. [more...]
Fetching decorative binding of Macaulay's accessible biography of the 18th century sailor who rose to become lord of the admiralty, George Anson. Describing his rise and in particular his circumnavigation of the globe. With b/w illustrations. All edges gilt [more...]
First edition. No DJ. Some mild shelf-wear, light marking to covers. Tanning to page edges, Previous owner's name to ffep. Else clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Jaunty edition of Churchill's early biography concerning his childhood, education and military career, from 1874 to 1902. The Second Boer War features prominently. With b/w photographs and an introduction by Max Hastings. Complete with slipcase. Previous o [more...]
A detailed account of the 28 surviving De Havilland Mosquitos with numerous b/w images. 8vo. 138pp. DJ has some sunning to spine. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
Miniature (100x65mm) bible meant to be used on active service. With colour illustrations and suggested passages to be read in quiet moments. Leather-like cloth. Mild shelfwear. Light marking to page edge. Previous owner's name to front-pastedown. Otherwise [more...]
Reappraisal of the Battle of the Glorieta Pass, an often neglected encounter but one that Scott suggests stopped the Confederate invasion of the west. With b/w images. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Very goo [more...]
New, updated edition of Leckie's hefty history of american wars from colonial times to the 1990s. Some foxing to page edges. Mild shelf-wear to DJ. Contents clean and tight. Very good. *Due to size and weight extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orde [more...]
From the Kingston Library series. With colour illustrations. No date but c. 1900. All edges gilt. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Binding sound and contents clean. Good+ [more...]
No date but c. 1918. First edition. Anonymously and quickly published biography of John Cornwell who won a posthumous Victoria Cross for his heroic service during the Battle of Jutland, where he would die of his injuries aged 16. With b/w images. Rubbing to [more...]
Apparently rebound with original illustrated cover bound in. With maps and plans. Rubbing and toning to covers. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
A selection of Lawrence's insightful writings on war and diplomacy and his own role in history. Faint mark to fore-edge. Else crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
First Edition. Account of the activities of the South Railway Company during the second world war. With b/w and colour plates and fold out map to rear. Sunning to spine. Marking to covers. Date stamp to ffep. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
The complete collection of Lawrence's letters. With b/w images and fold out maps. Some mild rubbing and bumping to edges. Previous owner's stick remnant to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
First edition of the English Translation of the collected writings of Erwin Rommel. With b/w plates and plans, Colour maps to end-papers, fold out map to rear. Lacks DJ. Small dent to spine, light bumps to edges. Previous owner's name to flyleaf. Mild tan [more...]
